The Ruined Bride of Velvet Nights by Brick Moving Ant

Chapter 13

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  • The dinner ended in a cloud of tension.

  • On the drive home, Lysander steered in stony silence while Navier gazed out the window, feeling

  • nothing but emptiness.

  • Then came the screech of tires.

  • Both looked up to see a car careening out of control straight toward their lane.

  • Before Navier could react, there was a deafening crash. Their car lurched violently, then everything

  • spun.

  • Navier’s head slammed against the window. Darkness rushed in, swallowing her whole.

  • Somewhere in the haze, she heard Lysander’s ragged breathing.

  • Forcing her eyes open, she saw his arm stretched across her body as if to shield her.

  • A flicker of warmth ignited in her chest.

  • But the next moment, her heart turned to ice.

  • Lysander wasn’t shielding her at all–he was protecting the necklace lying next to her–the one Ophelia Belmont had given him.

  • Blood smeared across the delicate silver chain, and Lysander didn’t even seem to notice his own

  • injuries.

  • A thin crack ran through the necklace. His eyes flashed with distress as he pulled out his phone and

  • made a call.

  • best restoration expert. I need

  • an indescribable wave

  • blood, in too much pain

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  • cared nothing for her injuries, hadn’t even called an ambulance. Instead, he staggered out of the car, focused only on repairing that damn

  • her vision blurred, her body giving

  • saw before losing consciousness-

  • Was his back.

  • operating room, harsh lights shone down

  • consciousness, she heard a nurse’s anxious voice. “We can’t reach her husband! No one’s here to sign the consent

  • wife is in this condition? What could possibly be more important than his wife’s life?”

  • bitter smile twisted Navier’s lips.

  • and anything associated with her obviously mattered

  • his wife’s

  • sign… myself…” Navier whispered,

  • nurse hesitated but had no other option,

  • blood–covered hand and shakily signed

  • letter felt like it drained the last

  • no idea how much time had passed when she

  • that time–Lysander never

  • was busy with the necklace’s restoration. He had

  • the day of her discharge, Navier’s injuries were still far from healed. She could only leave

  • wheelchair.

  • finally seemed to remember he had a severely

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